[jhoechtl]

But where would you sync to? Dropbox also keeps a copy of your files which makes it attractive without the need to set up configure your home nas.

Although it's arguably a more intelligent decission to share private files not with a company like dropbox.

[moviuro]

> But where would you sync to?

You sync across your devices (or anything where you can run a standalone binary). Phone, PC, server, whatever. It's pretty good and very stable when your packager doesn't fuck up the service file (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/net/syncthing/files/sy...).

> without the need to set up configure your home nas

That's only needed if you need access to your files from the outside world (which is probably a bad idea). For instance, my ~/Documents are syncthing-only, not available through my Nextcloud instance. Can't access my payslip from last year on my phone. Can't have it stolen through that channel either!

[pjc50]

On my "ideal" requirements list is the ability to sync, encrypted, to a standard cloud backend as well. https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/2647

[icebraining]

Then use git-annex, which has had that for years :)

[pjc50]

Apparently git-annex won't let you store a git repo in it? http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/Storing_git_repos_in_g...

(Sure, "don't do that then", but I'd rather not have to remember to not do that)

[toomuchtodo]

Similar to the Mac backup software Arq, just give me a list of object stores I can point to (Backblaze would be my first pick). Although, for my purposes, I think iCloud Files is going to turn into most of what I need from Dropbox fast enough that'll be where I move to.

[copperx]

For whatever reason, no other service does binary delta uploads like Dropbox, including Google drive. No other service takes advantage of the local network when syncing multiple PC's on the same LAN.